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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
GLASGOW AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Office-bearers for 1876 :— President, Sir W. C.
Anstruther, Bart., M.P. ; vice-presidents, the Duke
of Hamilton and Brandon, and Colonel Mure of Cald-
well, M.P. ; chairman of directors, John Hendrie of
Larbert; convener of finance committee, Jas. Hunter,
116 Buchanan Street ; convener of show committee,
Wm. Mather of Waterfoot ; secretary and treasurer,
John Dykes, jun., 79 St. Vincent Street.
The annual show of stallions takes place in the
Cattle Market in February, and the annual summer
show takes place in the Burnbank Drill Ground, Great
Western Road, Glasgow, in May ; entries closing a fort-
night previous to each show. Terms of membership :
ordinary — entry money, 10s.; annual subscription,
5s.; life — tenant farmers, £3; all others, £5. The
annual general meeting of the members takes place
in December.
THE GLASGOW WINE, SPIRIT, AND BEER
TRADE ASSOCIATION.
President, Jas. M'William (of J. & J. M'William),
38 Queen Street; vice-president, William Lawrie, 26
Great Clyde Street ; treasurer, Alexander Vannan (of
A. & R. Vannan), 75 Ai-gyle Street; secretary,
Andrew Wauchope, accountant, 34 Dundas Street ;
offices, 34 Dundas Street.
GLASGOW CORN TRADE ASSOCIATION.
J. Snodgrass, chairman ; J. Athya, vice-chairman
G. W. Clark, treasurer; G. Lowe, J. ^Marshall, J.
Bald, J. Farquhar, H. Taylor, A. Rintoul, com-
mittee; Anthony D. Hannay, secretary, 16 Hope
Street.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
ANDERSON'S UNIVERSITY.— Founded 1796.
—President, J. Young, of Kelly ; A. Har-
vey, R. S. Cunliff, J. Napier, Dr. W. Weir, G.
Thomson, G. Stewart Anderson, D. Forbes, James
Couper, sen.; secretary, J. B. Kidston.
Professors. — Chemistry, W.Dittmar, F.R.S.E.; Na-
tural Philosophy, G.Forbes, B.A., F.R.S.E.; Anatomy,
A. M. Buchanan, M.D.; Surgery, J. Dunlop, M.D. ;
Materia Medica, J. Morton, M.D. ; Institutes of Medi-
cine, E. Watson, M.D. ; Practice of Medicine, A.
Wood Smith, M.D. ; Midwifery, J. G. Wilson, M.D. ;
Medical Jurisprudence, A. Lindsay, M.D. ; Botany,
R. Hennedy ; Mathematics and Arithmetic, A. Laing,
LL.D. ; Lecturer on Ophthalmic Medicine and Sur-
gery, J. R. AVoUe, M.D., F.R.C.S.E.
Teachers. — Writing and Book-keeping,D.C.M'Lean;
Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, T. Macklin ; French, A. L.
Gorecki; German, Herr Walker.
Lectures to Evening Classes. — Natural Philosophy,
G. Forbes, B.A., F.R.S.E. ; Chemistry, Wm. Dittmar,
F.R.S.E.; Technical Chemistry ("Young Chair"),
Professor E. J. Mills, D.Sc. (Lond.), F.R.S. ; Anatomy
and Physiology, Dr. A. M. Buchanan ; Music, C.
Brown ; Art and Practice of Vocal Music, R. Ander-
son ; Botany, R. Hennedy ; janitor, Wm. R. M'Lean.
The museum contains an extensive and splendid
collection of specimens in Natural History, Antiqui-
ties, and Curiosities. It is open free to all students
attending the University ; and to the public, at a
low charge, every lawful day from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m.
•R. Hennedy, curator.
GLASGOW GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF ART,
AND HALDANE ACADEMY,
CoEPOEATioN Buildings, Sauchiehall St.
The Hon. the Lord Provost, president ; the Lord
Dean of Guild, the Deacon Convener, and J. Hannan,
vice-presidents; W. W. Watson, hon. treasurer; M.
Bannatyne, hon. secretary; Edw. R. Catterns, trea-
surer and secretary ; R. Greenlees, head master ; R.
Brydall and A. Banner, masters ; D. M'Kinlay, Jas.
Anderson, junr., E. Patrick, and G. Greenlees,
teachers ; A. Russell, mechanical drawing ; A. Petrie,
architectural drawing; John Mossman, modelling; and
assistants; D. Glen, janitor.
NORMAL SEMINARY.
IN CONNECTION WITH TPIE FREE CHUKCH.
T. Morrison, rector; Principal Douglas, convener;
W. Kidston, hon. secretary.
Senior Department, J. White and W. Reid ; Ju-
venile, T. Morton and W. Davidson ; Initiatory, Miss
M'Kendrick and Miss Ewing; Industrial Department,
Jliss Wallace, Miss Boyle, and Miss Dunbar; Middle
Class School, J. M'Birnie, M.D., H. Macfarlane, and
Miss Patorson ; Mathematical tutor, J. Kerr, LL.D. ;
Lecturer on Geography, &c., A. H. Dick, D. Sc. ;
Master of Method, E. Boyd ; Music Governess, Miss A.
Hood; Lady Superintendent, Miss Wallace; French,
Mons. Gorecki ; Music, W. M. Miller ; Drawing, J.
White ; janitor, J. Riddell.
BELGRAVIA COLLEGE FOR LADIES,
13 Newton Tereace, Charing Ceoss.
Rev. D. Walker, M.A., Principal.
English, &c , Rev. Mr. Walker and assistant; Elo-
cution, Mr. Walter Baynham ; French, M. Prevot,
B.A., Paris; German, Herr Walter; Pianoforte, Mr.
Alfred Moss, R. A..M., Herr Keller, Herr Rosenberg,
Mr Berger, Professor Fulcher, Signor Cunio; dancing,
Mr. M. Thomson ; needlework, Governess.
CALTON, MILE-EKD, AND BRIDGETON
MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.
46 Canning Street.
Hugh S. Thomson, president ; J. Y. Merry, Allan
Struthers, vice-presidents ; W. M. Stuart, sec-
retary; A. Noble, treasurer; Miss Donald, librarian ;
J. Miller, janitor; Hugh M'N abb, music class; J.
Wljitelaw, French ; T. R. Milligan, drawing ; John
Mathie, L.F.P.CS., botany.
The object of the institution is to afford facilities
for instruction in the sciences, especially those con-
nected with the arts. The library contains 3000
volumes. The reading-room is supplied with all the
leading newspapers and magazines.
Annual subscription to Reading-room, 5s. ; Is. 6d.
per quarter ; ^d. per visit. Annual subscription to
Library, 4s. ; Is. per quarter. Open daily from
8 a.m. to 10 p m.